po·lar·ize [ pṓlə rz ](past and past participlepo·lar·ized, present participlepo·lar·iz·ing, 3rd person present singularpo·lar·iz·es)
transitive and intransitive verb
Definition:
1. cause division of opinion: to make the differences between groups or ideas ever more clear-cut and extreme, hardening the opposition between them, or become ever more clear-cut and extreme in this way
2. physics acquire or make something acquire polarity: to acquire polarity, or cause something to acquire polarity
3. physics restrict vibration of light: to cause light to vibrate within particular planes, or vibrate in this way
